GLEN PARVA FACTS

Sue Townsend who wrote the Adrian Mole books grew up here. It is speculated that many of the locations and characters in her books were based on local places and people. Snooker player Tom Ford, was born in Glen Parva.

The Great Central Railway used to pass through Glen Parva. The route has now been made into a paved walkway which leads directly into Leicester's city centre, which is popular for walking and cycling along.

The Glen Pub - Hillsborough Road

Do you remember the Glen Hall? It was situated where the Co-op is today!

Glen Parva Manor

Old Map of Glen Parva

Carver's Corner Shopping Parade

Carver's Corner is named after the Carver family, specifically Stephen James Harold Carver & his eldest son Stephen Graham Carver, who owned the row and ran the Post Office & newsagent until the late 1980s.